“Serving A Great God” (Part 1)

It has been said that the average person thinks 10,000 thoughts a day. What do you think about?

Out of those 10,000 thoughts a day, how many do you think about God? This is a fairly significant issue, not only as it pertains to how often we think about God but also in how we think of Him. It is  reality that random or low thoughts about God lead to random obedience. In fact, how we view God produces how we live. High thoughts of God produce a life of worship, low thoughts  produce a life that disregards Him. Spurgeon said that “the knowledge of God is the most excellent science”. Paul said that knowing Him (Phil.3:10) was his life’s pursuit. The Lord Jesus Himself prayed in John 17 that we might know God, for that is eternal life.

How well do you know Him today? It would be impossible to exhaust the subject, but in Psalm 139 David reminds us of three key attributes that should produce high thoughts about God in our living. That is why the theme of Psalm 139 ultimately is worship. What are those key attributes? The “omnis” of God’s character, and we will look at them this week, beginning with…

God’s Omniscience (vv.1-6)

God knows and cares. In vv.1ff we track the references to God’s knowledge and see some terrific things about our God…

• “Searched”- a moral searching, yet God needs no clues!

ALL comes under His scrutiny. These things can be applied to the good in our lives, but also to the bad. We must never lose sight of the fact that He is totally aware. Notice…

• “I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.” Isaiah 43:25.
• “But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD, and be sure your sin will find you out.” Num. 32:23.
• “I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.” Jer. 17:10.

David explores the depths of God’s all-knowing nature in verses 2-6. Notice.…

• He knows me (v.1)
• He knows my activities (v.2)
• He knows my thoughts (v.2)
• He knows my path (v.3)
• He knows my words—and thoughts again (v.4)

David makes it clear that attempting to comprehend the incomprehensibility of God ability to comprehend is incomprehensible. That knowledge of God’s all-knowingness is “wonderful” and too high to attain to (v.6)

Tuesday we will consider God’s omnipresence.